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Friday Finishes

My finishes this week are actually all works in progress.  I'm finished with my part of the projects, though, so it still counts! Here are two bee blocks I made for Melissa.  She is making a really fun rainbow Mod Mosaic Quilt.  She asked me to make a true blue and true green block. My ... View Post

WIP Wednesday

I can't tell you too much about my first WIP this week, because it's for a secret swap on Flickr.  I am really, REALLY excited about it and I can't wait to see how it turns out. Here is the fabric: • • • Here is the other project I am working on right now.  It's going to be a gift and I am ... View Post

Scrappy Lone Star Tutorial: Part II

Here it is!  The second part to making your very own Scrappy Lone Star!  You can find Part I here. Lay your 8 diamond panels from Part I out, admire your work, and decide where you want each panel to go.  You can place a pin at the inner point of each panel, so you don't accidentally sew one the ... View Post

Scrappy Lone Star Quilt Tutorial: Part 1

I'm going to show you step by step how I made my Scrappy Lone Star Quilt so that you can all go make your own!  This will make a 33" x 33" complete 8-point Lone Star.  If you want to make only a partial star, like I did, just adjust accordingly. In Part 1 we will sew the 8 diamond panels that make ... View Post

Big News!

We are moving back to Los Angeles in October! It's very sudden and I am still processing everything, but it really is what is best for my family. I always knew we would be going back someday, but I didn't think that meant by Halloween. I will miss my new NorCal friends, the newly blossoming North ... View Post

Scrappy Lone Star Quilt

I finished my Scrappy Lone Star Quilt this week! I made it for the North Bay Modern Quilt Guild Challenge.  We were asked to make a quilt that demonstrates what modern means to us and also to try something we have never done. I have always wanted to make a Lone Star and I was actually inspired by ... View Post